 1) A cylinder of radius R and length L is placed in a uniform electric field E parallel to

the cylinder axis. The total flux for the surface of the cylinder is given by [CPMT 1975;
RPMT 2002; KCET 2004]

A)

B)

C)

D) Zero

 2) Electric field at point varies as for

A) An electric dipole

B) A point charge

C) A plane infinite sheet of charge

D) A line charge of infinite leng

 3) An electric charge is placed at the centre of a cube of side . The electric flux on one
of its faces will be [MP PMT 1994, 95; DCE 1999, 2001; AIIMS 2001]

A)

B)

C)

D)

 4) Total electric flux coming out of a unit positive charge put in air is [MP PET 1995]

A)

B)

C)
 D)

 ) For a given surface the Gauss's law is stated as . From this we can conclude
that [MP PMT 1995]

A) is necessarily zero on the surface

B) is perpendicular to the surface at every point

C) The total flux through the surface is zero

D) The flux is only going out of the surface

 6) A cube of side is placed in a uniform field , where . The net electric flux
through the cube is [Haryana CEE 1996]

A) Zero

B)

C)

D)

 7) Eight dipoles of charges of magnitude are placed inside a cube. The total electric
flux coming out of the cube will be [MP PMT/PET 1998]

A)

B)

C)

D) Zero
8) A point charge is placed at the centre of a cube of side . The electric flux
emerging from the cube is [CBSE PMT 1996; BCECE 2003; AIEEE 2002]

A)
 B) Zero

C)

D)

 9) A charge is placed at the centre of the open end of cylindrical vessel. The flux of the
electric field through the surface of the vessel is [MNR 1998]

A) Zero

B)

C)

D)

 10) It is not convenient to use a spherical Gaussian surface to find the electric field due to
an electric dipole using Gauss?s theorem because [AMU 2000]

A) Gauss?s law fails in this case

B) This problem does not have spherical symmetry

C) Coulomb?s law is more fundamental than Gauss?s law

D) Spherical Gaussian surface will alter the dipole moment

 11) According to Gauss? Theorem, electric field of an infinitely long straight wire is
proportional to [RPET 2000; DCE 2000]

A) r

B)

C)
 D)

 12) Electric charge is uniformly distributed along a long straight wire of radius 1mm. The
charge per cm length of the wire is Q coulomb. Another cylindrical surface of radius 50
cm and length 1m symmetrically encloses the wire as shown in the figure. The total

electric flux passing through the cylindrical surface is [MP PET 2001]

A)

B)

C)

D)

 13) The S.I. unit of electric flux is [KCET 2001]

A) Weber

B) Newton per coulomb

C) Volt ? metre

D) Joule per coulomb

 14) and are point charges located at points as shown in the figure and is a
spherical Gaussian surface of radius R. Which of the following is true according to the

Gauss?s law [AMU 2002]

A)

B)

C)

D) None of the above

 15) Gauss?s law should be invalid if [Orissa JEE 2002]

A) There were magnetic monopoles

B) The inverse square law were not exactly true

C) The velocity of light were not a universal constant

D) None of these

 16) The inward and outward electric flux for a closed surface in units of are
respectively and Then the total charge inside the surface is
[where permittivity constant] [KCET 2003; MP PMT 2002]

A) C

B) C

C) C

D) C
 17) A charge is placed at the centre of a cube. Then the flux passing through one face
of cube will be [RPET 2003; MP PET 2003; UPSEAT 2004]

A)

B)

C)

D)
18) If a spherical conductor comes out from the closed surface of the sphere then total
flux emitted from the surface will be [RPET 2003]

A) (the charge enclosed by surface)

B) (charge enclosed by surface)

C) (charge enclosed by surface)

D) 0

 19) If the electric flux entering and leaving an enclosed surface respectively
is and the electric charge inside the surface will be [AIEEE 2003]

A)

B)

C)

D)

 20) A charge q is located at the centre of a cube. The electric flux through any face is
[CBSE PMT 2003]

A)

B)
 C)

D)

 21) Shown below is a distribution of charges. The flux of electric field due to these

charges through the surface S is [AIIMS 2003]

A)

B)

C)

D) Zero

 22) Consider the charge configuration and spherical Gaussian surface as shown in the
figure. When calculating the flux of the electric field over the spherical surface the

electric field will be due to [IIT-JEE Screening 2004]

A)

B) Only the positive charges

C) All the charges

D) and

 23) Gauss's law is true only if force due to a charge varies as [MP PMT 2004]
 A)

B)

C)

D)

 24) An electric dipole is put in north-south direction in a sphere filled with water. Which
statement is correct [MP PET 1995]

A) Electric flux is coming towards sphere

B) Electric flux is coming out of sphere

C) Electric flux entering into sphere and leaving the sphere are same

D) Water does not permit electric flux to enter into sphere

 25) Two infinite plane parallel sheets separated by a distance have equal and opposite
uniform charge densities . Electric field at a point between the sheets is [MP PET 1999]

A) Zero

B)

C)

D) Depends upon the location of the point

 26) The electric flux for Gaussian surface A that enclose the charged particles in free
space is (given ) [KCET

2005]

A)
 B)

C)

D)

 27) The electric intensity due to an infinite cylinder of radius and having charge q per
unit length at a distance from its axis is [MP PMT 1993; AFMC 2000]

A) Directly proportional to

B) Directly proportional to

C) Inversely proportional to r

D) Inversely proportional to

 28) A sphere of radius R has a uniform distribution of electric charge in its volume. At a
distance x from its centre, for , the electric field is directly proportional to [MP PMT
1994; AIIMS 1997; BCECE 2005]

A)

B)

C)

D)

Test -2

Question 1
A charge of magnitude q is divided into two parts such that force
between resulting two charges is maximum when separated
through some distance r. The division of charges would be
(a) 3q/8 , 5q/8 (b) 2q/4 , 2q/4
(c) q/2 , q/2 (d) 3q/6 , 3q/6
Question 2
Consider a system of three charges q/3, q/3 and –2q/3 placed at
points A, B and C respectively as shown in the figure. Take O to
be the centre of the circle of radius R and angle CAB = 60º

(a) The electric field at point O is q/8πε0R2 (b)

The magnitude of the force between the charges at C and B
is q2/54πε0R2
(c) The potential energy of the system is zero (d) The
potential at point O is q/12πε0R
Question 3
Four charges q, 2q, 3q, 4q are placed at corners A, B, C and D of
a square as shown below in the figure. The field at centre O
of square has the direction along

(a) AB (b) CB
(c) AC (d) DB
Question 4
A point charge q is placed at geometrical centre of one of the face
of a cube. The total flux through the cubical surface due to charge
is
Question 5
Two large metal sheets having surface charge density +σ and –σ
are kept parallel to each other at a small separation distance d.
The electric field at any point in the region between the plates is
(a) σ/ε0 (b) σ/2ε0
(c) 2σ/ε0 (d) σ/4ε0

Question 6
A rod lies along the x-axis with one end at the origin and other at
x->∞ it caries a uniform charge λ C/m. Find the electric field at the
point x=-a on the x-axis
(a) -(λ/4πε0a)I (b) -(λ/4πε0a2)i
(c) (λ/4πε0a)I (d) (λ/4πε0a2)i

Question 7
Twelve charges of charge q are situated at the corners of the 12
sided polygon of side a. What is the net force on the charge Q at
the centre
(a) Zero (b) 3qQ/πε0a2
(c) qQ/πε0a2 (d) None of the above

Question 8
Two positive point charge are placed at the distance a apart have
sum Q. What values of the charges , coulomb force between
them is maximum
(a) q1=q1=Q/2 (b) q1=3Q/4 ,q2=Q/4
(c) q1=5Q/6 ,q2=Q/6 (d) Non of the above
Question 9
A metallic shell having inner radius R1 and outer radii R2 has a
point charge Q kept inside the cavity. Electric field in the region
R1 < r < R2 where r is the distance from the centre is given by
(a) depends on the value of r (b) Zero
(c) Constant and nonzero everywhere
(d) None of the above

Question 10
Consider two statements
A) The force with which two charges interact is not changed by
the presence of the other charges
B) Electric force experienced by the charge particle due to
number of fixed point charges is vector resultant of the forces
experience due to individual charges
(a) A and B both are correct (b) A is correct
only
(c) B is correct only (d) A and B both
are wrong
Question 11
A metallic solid sphere of radius R is given the charge Q. Which
of the following statement is true then
(a) Electric field at points 0< r < R is zero (b)
Charge Q is on the outer surface of the sphere
(c) Electric field at r>R is given by Q/4πε0r2 (d)
Electric field is perpendicular to the surface of the sphere

Question 12.
A simple pendulum consists of a small sphere of mass and
positive charge q is suspended by the string of length L. The
pendulum is placed in the electric field of strength E directed
vertically downwards. Which of the following is true
(a)Time period of
oscillation=T=2π√L/(g+qE/m) (b)Time period of
oscillation=T=2π√L/(g-qE/m)
(c) Tension in the string when the pendulum is at rest
=mq+qE (d)Tension in the string when the pendulum is at rest
=mq-qE

Question 13
A rod lies on the x-axis with end and at x=-L and other end at x=L
with uniform charge λ C/m. Which of the following is true
(a).Electric field at any point (0,y) on the y-axis is given by
E=(2kλL/y√(y2+L2))j
(b) For point on the Y-axis greater than y>>L
E=(2kλL/y2)j
(c) Electric field if L->∞
E=2kλ/y
(d) None of the above

Question 14
A particle of mass m and charge q is thrown horizontally with a
velocity v from top of the building of height H. An electric field
exists in the plane and it is horizontally away from the building
which of the following is true
(a) Range of the particle is greater than
v√(2H/g) (b) Time of flight is √(2H/g) (c) Path is
parabolic (d) None of the
above
Question 15
At a point on the axis of an electric dipole
(a) Electric field is zero (b)
Electric potential is zero
(c) Neither electric field nor electric potential is
zero (d) Electric field is directed perpendicular to axis
Question 16
A point charge (Q) is located at the centre of a cube of edge
length a, find the final electric flux over one face of the cube
a. Q/ε0
b. Q/6ε0
c. 6Q/ε0
d. none of the above
Question 17
Three point charges q + Q, q, q - Q are enclosed by the surface
S. What the net flux crosses S
a. 3q
b. 2q
c. 3q - Q
d. can not be determine based on the data given in question
Question 18
Find the electric field inside the sphere which carries a charge
density proportional to the distance from the origin
ρ = kr
a. ρ/ε0
b. ρr/ε0
c. ρr2/ε0
d. none of the above
Question 19
A point charge Q(C) is placed at the origin. Find the electric flux
of which an area 4π m2 on a concentric spherical shell of radius R
a. Q/R2ε0
b. Q/ε0
c. Q/4R2ε0
d. none of the above
Question 20
As per Gauss law

Which of the following is true about this

a. This is valid for symmetrical surface only
b. E is the electric field to the charge inside the surface
c. Electric flux on the closed surface due to outside charge is
always zero
d. none of the above
Question 21
A uniform line charge with linear density λ lies along the y-axis.
What flux crosses a spherical surface cantered at the origin with r
=R
a. 2Rλ/ε0
b. Rλ/ε0
c. λ/ε0
d. none of the above